The National Council of Provinces passed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill [B 19B-2020]

In a move that could serve as catalyst for the reshape of South Africa’s cannabis landscape, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) recently passed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill [B 19B-2020] (the Bill). Introduced in the National Assembly on 1 September 2020, the Bill seeks to fulfil seve…

https://www.polity.org.za/article/the-national-council-of-provinces-passed-the-cannabis-for-private-purposes-bill-b-19b-2020-2024-03-12-1

South Africa’s Greylisting: Regulatory authorities make progress on the Financial Action Task Force recommendations

It has been over a year since the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF“) announced that South Africa had been added to the FATF’s greylist for failing to timeously implement the required remedial actions set out in the FAFT’s “Anti-money laundering and counter‑terrorist financing measures: South Afric…

https://www.polity.org.za/article/south-africas-greylisting-regulatory-authorities-make-progress-on-the-financial-action-task-force-recommendations-2024-03-07